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• Ford vows to go all-electric in Europe by 2030
• Opera's new online shopping cashback service is built directly into its browser
• Epic Games brings its antitrust feud with Apple to Europe's competition watchdog
• Wyze extends its budget home automation line with color bulbs
• Apple will only approve COVID-19 vaccination apps verified by health authorities
• 'Marvel's Avengers' PS5 and Xbox Series X/S update comes out on March 18th
• I let an AI analyze my Spotify to find unsigned bands I might like
• Hyundai's 2022 Kona Electric features a simpler, smoother design
• Netflix is launching a 'Dota 2' anime series in March
• What's on TV this week: 'For All Mankind' and 'Animals on the Loose'
• Triller faces new questions about how many users it has
• North Dakota rejects bill that would've threatened Apple’s walled garden
• Microsoft will test Xbox and PC games to help make them more accessible
• Marvel Studios' behind-the-scenes docuseries starts with 'WandaVision' on March 12th
• Microsoft starts testing a Kids Mode in its Edge browser
• After another delay, Amazon's 'New World' MMO is coming out on August 31st
• Trello has a new look, logo and tools
• 'Valorant' is getting a Gun Game-inspired mode on February 17th
• IBM plans to produce net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2030
• 'Microsoft Flight Simulator' update brings better UK and Ireland visuals
• LANDR Sessions is a video chat app and streaming plugin for your DAW
• Square Enix's 'Outriders' hits Stadia on April 1st
• ‘Fortnite’ will host an animated short film festival this weekend
• The short runtime of ‘WandaVision’ really is the best of both worlds

Amazon sued by New York over 'flagrant disregard' for COVID-19 safety Posted: 17 Feb 2021 03:50 AM PST New York has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, saying it showed a "flagrant disregard" for COVID-19 safety rules and retaliated against employees who complained, the New York Times has reported. Attorney general Letitia James said that Amazon...

Ford vows to go all-electric in Europe by 2030 Posted: 17 Feb 2021 03:30 AM PST Ford is taking an aggressive approach to its electrification strategy in Europe, announcing that all its passenger vehicles will be all-electric or hybrid by mid-2026. All of its consumer vehicles will be fully electric by 2030, meaning Ford will hav...

Opera's new online shopping cashback service is built directly into its browser Posted: 17 Feb 2021 03:00 AM PST Opera is turning to e-commerce to help it stand out from rival web browsers with the launch of a cashback service. Starting today, Opera is testing a smart shopping mode in its desktop browser that lets users claim money back when purchasing items fr...

Epic Games brings its antitrust feud with Apple to Europe's competition watchdog Posted: 17 Feb 2021 02:50 AM PST Fortnite maker Epic Games is taking its battle against Apple's App Store practices to Europe. The games studio has filed a complaint with the EU's competition watchdog alleging that Apple's deliberate use of anti-competitive restrictions...

Wyze extends its budget home automation line with color bulbs Posted: 17 Feb 2021 02:35 AM PST If you're putting together a connected living space and need some mood lighting, but you don't want to spend a ton of money, then take a look at the new Wyze Bulb Color. While we've seen controllable color-changing bulbs from others like...

Apple will only approve COVID-19 vaccination apps verified by health authorities Posted: 17 Feb 2021 01:59 AM PST It may not be enough just to get vaccinated against COVID-19 -- you may also need proof that you've completed the vaccination course to be able to travel, to go to school or to enter establishments in the immediate future. That's why apps pro...

'Marvel's Avengers' PS5 and Xbox Series X/S update comes out on March 18th Posted: 17 Feb 2021 01:38 AM PST After his protégé made her way to the game in December, the original Hawkeye will join the roster of Marvel's Avengers on March 18th. That same day, developer Crystal Dynamics will release the game's long-promised PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S pa...

I let an AI analyze my Spotify to find unsigned bands I might like Posted: 17 Feb 2021 01:00 AM PST Andrson is a company with a music-matching algorithm designed to find songs that sound similar to ones you've already heard. Its product is, for now, aimed at making it easier for music labels to find would-be stars, but that's not the only thing it'...

Hyundai's 2022 Kona Electric features a simpler, smoother design Posted: 17 Feb 2021 12:45 AM PST Hyundai has unveiled the 2022 Kona Electric with a cleaner design, but no significant changes to range and performance. Where the previous model had crisscross indents on the grill (to hide the charging port), the new model has a clean front end, oth...

Netflix is launching a 'Dota 2' anime series in March Posted: 16 Feb 2021 10:18 PM PST Netflix is gearing up for the global launch of a new anime series based on Valve's multiplayer online battle arena game Dota 2. The 8-episode series is entitled Dota: Dragon's Blood and is scheduled to become available for streaming worldwide on...

What's on TV this week: 'For All Mankind' and 'Animals on the Loose' Posted: 16 Feb 2021 06:58 PM PST This week Apple TV+ debuts season two of its space race series For All Mankind, while AMC+ premieres a new episode of The Walking Dead well ahead of its debut on the linear channel. There's also a Steven Universe game ported from mobile to conso...

Triller faces new questions about how many users it has Posted: 16 Feb 2021 06:32 PM PST Triller's top executive appears to have acknowledged the company's messy history with reporting how many users it has. According to the Billboard, the music video app has "reported higher numbers of monthly active users to the public than it repo...

North Dakota rejects bill that would've threatened Apple’s walled garden Posted: 16 Feb 2021 02:05 PM PST North Dakota's state senate has rejected the "anti-App Store bill" that would have upended the rules of the App Store and threatened one of the company's most important businesses. Senate Bill 2333, which would have required Apple to allow third-part...

Microsoft will test Xbox and PC games to help make them more accessible Posted: 16 Feb 2021 02:00 PM PST Ever since it released the Xbox Adaptive Controller in 2018, Microsoft has placed a greater emphasis on making its games more accessible to those with disabilities and impairments. Now, the company is taking perhaps its most significant step yet towa...

Marvel Studios' behind-the-scenes docuseries starts with 'WandaVision' on March 12th Posted: 16 Feb 2021 01:40 PM PST Marvel Studios' Assembled is a new documentary series heading to Disney+ that will take a behind-the-scenes look at the shows and films of the MCU. The first installment of Assembled will focus on WandaVision, featuring actors Elizabeth Olsen, Pa...

Microsoft starts testing a Kids Mode in its Edge browser Posted: 16 Feb 2021 12:41 PM PST Microsoft has started testing a Kids Mode in its Edge browser to help protect children while they're navigating the web. The company, which created the mode primarily for kids aged 5-12, is rolling it out to Edge Insiders testers on the Dev and C...

After another delay, Amazon's 'New World' MMO is coming out on August 31st Posted: 16 Feb 2021 12:22 PM PST Stop me if you've heard this one before, but Amazon is once again delaying New World. The company now plans to release its upcoming MMO, which was slated to come out this spring after its previous delay, on August 31st, 2021. Since pushing back the t...

Trello has a new look, logo and tools Posted: 16 Feb 2021 11:37 AM PST Trello today rolled out a "once-in-a-decade refresh" of its project management software, adding new visualization options and smarter cards to the platform. There are four new viewing modes for Trello boards: timeline, calendar, table and d...

'Valorant' is getting a Gun Game-inspired mode on February 17th Posted: 16 Feb 2021 11:15 AM PST Riot Games is bringing a new game mode to Valorant and long-time players of first-person shooters might feel right at home. Escalation, which arrives on February 17th, is Valorant's version of Gun Game, a mode that's been a staple of franchis...

IBM plans to produce net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2030 Posted: 16 Feb 2021 11:05 AM PST IBM's operations won't produce greenhouse emissions by the end of the decade. That's the goal of the company's latest climate pledge, in which, unlike some other companies, it emphasized the importance of preventing emissions before they occur. By 20...

'Microsoft Flight Simulator' update brings better UK and Ireland visuals Posted: 16 Feb 2021 09:54 AM PST The third major Microsoft Flight Simulator world update has arrived and, following upgrades for the Japan and US regions, it's the UK and Ireland's turn for a makeover. The patch adds high-res 3D photogrammetry to London, Birmingham, Bristol,...

LANDR Sessions is a video chat app and streaming plugin for your DAW Posted: 16 Feb 2021 09:27 AM PST Like almost everyone else, musicians have been forced to turn to remote collaboration to continue making music with their friends and bandmates through the pandemic. The only problem is that mainstream video chat apps like Zoom and Meet weren't made...

Square Enix's 'Outriders' hits Stadia on April 1st Posted: 16 Feb 2021 09:00 AM PST Stadia users won't have to wait longer than players on other platforms to get their hands on Outriders after all. Square Enix's intriguing action RPG-shooter will hit Google's game streaming service on April 1st. Outriders is scheduled to...

‘Fortnite’ will host an animated short film festival this weekend Posted: 16 Feb 2021 08:50 AM PST Like just about everything else over the past year, film festivals have largely moved online. Later this week, Fortnite will hold its very own festival with a program of animated shorts. The Short Nite collection includes some Oscar nominees and y...

The short runtime of ‘WandaVision’ really is the best of both worlds Posted: 16 Feb 2021 08:30 AM PST Episode six of Disney+ original WandaVision certainly kicked things up a notch. That should silence complaints that the show was moving at a crawl, but one reason it felt slow is that we get so little of it every week — the longest episode, number fi...

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